Unsafe work: your rights under the OSH law

R.A. 11058, Occupational Safety and Health Standards:

• Section 6: the worker can refuse to work without threat or reprisal if, as determined by the DOLE, an imminent danger exists that may result in illness, injury or death, and the employer has not taken corrective action
• Section 7: workers can report accidents, dangerous occurrences and hazards to the employer, the DOLE and other agencies
• Section 8: the employer provides protective equipment at no cost to the worker

An employer that wilfully fails to comply can face an administrative fine of up to ₱100,000 per day until the violation is corrected.

Example

Illustrative example only. A wet floor near a live panel at 2pm, no one hurt. You write the time, the place, who saw it and what was done, then give a copy to your supervisor. That paper is your record if it happens again.

⚠️ Tandaan

Section 6 depends on a DOLE determination of imminent danger. Report early, in writing, and keep your copy.

Kapag may hazard

• ☐ Write what you saw, with time and place
• ☐ Tell your supervisor or safety officer
• ☐ Take note of who else saw it
• ☐ Keep your copy

Incident report template, handa na 👇

Basis: R.A. 11058, Secs. 6, 7, 8 and the section on prohibited acts.